Talking-machine.



Nof 874,985. PATBNTED DEG. a1, ,1.907.

. A. J. O'NBILL. TALKINGMAGHINEJI APLIOvA-TIOH FILED APR. 11. 1907.

UNITED sri-aras ARTHUR J. ONEILL, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR ro 'rim ARE'TINo COMIANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

vfr.aLanes-infiniman.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nec. a1, 1907.

Application filed April ll. 1907. Serial lilo. 367.541.

To all whom tt may concern.'

Be it known that-Lannion J. ONEILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Talking-Machines'of l fwhlch the following 1s a speciiication,

`In the sale of talking machine records, it is desirable that the record be shaped with special reference to the machine for which it is primarily intended in order that the manufacturers 'of machines may control the sale possible, to control the sale of records to the user of the talking Amachine7 whereby the major portion of the talking machine busi-y ness will be Ylost with V the profits incident thereto. It is, desirable, however, that records, peculiarly constructed for use. on a particular machine, be usable on vmachines of different makes in order that the sale of -records may be increased to the greatest possible extent..

lVith this .end iirview, the object of the present inventin consists in the provision of a record of'distinctive shape which can be used on talkingmachines of standard make by the employment of the supplemental disk or plate, which more especially forms' tfhe subject matter of the present invention. This enables a record, designed for a particular machine, to be employed on all ma chinos without permitting standard records to be used upon thev particular machine.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combination. of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective c view ofa talking machine of standard make;

'fFig. 2 a top or lah view of the turntable,

record, and supp emental disk or plate of the jpresent invention, Fig. o v

,tlonlof the partsshown in Fig.

" a sectional eleva- 2; and Figs'. 4, 5 and 6 various styles of supplemental disks or lates of various shapes and sizes.

The ta king machine is.of standard construction, comprising a box 7, a turntable 8 mounted upon a revoluble vertical shaft 9, a v

register therewith.

I horn 10, and fea-tures which need not be described. The upper end of the shaft 9 projects abovethe top of the turntabltrin the form of a stud 11. The turntable isof the usual disk shape Jformation and is rigidly secured to and revoluble with the shaft. ln ordinary talking machine constructions, the record is in the form of a fiat disk of vulcanite, or similar substance, provided with a hole whichclosely embraces and surrounds the vshell-like end ofthe shaft, which latter serves .to position and center the record. The rec-ord which is particidarly contemplated in the present application is one of the forms shown in Fig. 2 and lt shaped in the form of a ring 12 having an enlarged hole or opening 13 the center. firing-shaped record of this character is primarily designed with special reference to a particular style of talking machine. lt is desirable, however,

that such a record be usually upon a vtall/ning machine of the style illustrated in the drawings, for whichpurpose a supplemental disk or plate 14 is employed, which is provided in its center with a hole or perforation l5 adapted to closely embrace the stud-like end of the shaft, and the supplemental disk or plate is so shaped or proportioned as to entirely iill up the opening in the'ring-shaped record, thereby enabling such a record to be properly centered and used on a machine of ordinary make, like that illustrated. The Supplemental disk 14, as shown irrFigs.h 2 and 3, 'is of circular formation, which .permits the particular style of record shown to It is obvious, however, that records might be made having hexagonal or square openings, in which case supplemental disks or plates, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 respectively, might be employed. Likewise a. similar openin in. the center mi ht necessitate the use o a supplemental dis of small size, like that shown in Fig. 6.

In the use of the present invention, the purchaser of records designed primarily for use on a particular machineof peculiar formation can be furnished with one or more `supplemental disks of a proper shape to perwithout enabling standard records to be used on the talking inachineof particular or pe-` culiar construction.

The use or supplemental disks or plates =shaped plate -providedin its center with anl openmgftogrev the stud, the opening beo'su-itable size to permit the supplemenplatefto be'sljipped down over the stud to `lie 11i-,facial contact with the turn table, the' sup Iemet'al plate being removable from the stu and ,removably mounted .on the turn table, a ring-'Shaped flat record having in its l2t'. center an opening osuitable size to permit the record. to belaidin faciall contact with the. turn .table and closely surroundthe of, records and facilitates l shaped plate, the plate servingto properlyv center the record and being of .a size and 'shape to permit' the removal of the record' Without disturbing -the supplementall plate,

substantially as described. f

2. The combination of a talking machine turntable, a stud upwardly 'extending from the turntable, a supplemental .disk-sha 'ed plate provided\with an openingada te to receive the stud, the supplemental p ate be'- l ing removable from the ystud and removably mounted on the turntable, and a ringshapedv llat record, havinginj its center an openin of suitable sizeto permit the record to be aid in facial contact with the turntable, saidrecord being removable from said turntable and said disk While said disk remains upon said turntable, substantially as described.

` A ARTHUR J. ONEILL. Witnessesi 4 vEPHRA'IM BANNING,

OSCAR W BOND. 

